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GET WISDOM. 






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JOHN CALVIN BRIGHT. 




New IvEbanon, Ohio : 

PUBLISHED BY THE AUTHOR. 
1886. 



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Copyright, i8S6: 
By John Calvin Bright. 



EXPLANATIONS. 

1. The Double Acrostic. — The first letter.s of all the lines read the 
same as the first line of each stanza. The last letters of all the lines read 
the same as the last line. 

2. The Magic Band. — These expressions compose the Magic Band. 

3. lyiviNG Gems.— In each stanza are words which, read in the order 
of their numbers, form sentences of great note and authority; and which 
will live until "Time shall be no longer." 



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DEDICATED 

TO ALL LOVERS 

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WISDOM AND EDUCATION, 

BY THE AUTHOR. 



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SIGHT. 



*'Get Svisdom ^and educate. — 
Employ all thy heart and mind, 
That |/ruth may prevail ; that thou, 
Whilst combating with magic, 
Insidious trials — a 
Sure state of our earth sin-girt — 
Destroy their wrong influence. 
Open thine eyes with care. A 
Myriad things environ, 
And thy ^understanding and 
Nice scrutiny ask thee. — Bring, 
Devotedly, all to the 
Eternal Creator. Light 
Descends from His Hand, and how 
Unwearied the windows (I 
Call them) of the soul, address, 
Ask it to enter the mind. 
Thus well assisting thee to 
Educate and get wisdom. 

^SOLOMOK. 5 



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SIGHT. 



Get wisdom and educate. — 

Exult with thy heart, for God 

Thine eyes hath unclosed, that thou, 

^Without the least stint — magic 

Idea — enjo}^ with a 

Sweet transj^ort, the beauties tliat 

Deline His ^great -excellence. 
Oh, let thy living eyes — a 
Might they possess through all an 

Aberrant dark sphere attend — 

Neglect not the opening. 

Distinctly, of all that the 

Exterior world present ! 

Devotedly ^labor, show 

Unbending attention (I 

Charge thee) with thy active eyes, 
As thy bright days roll onward. 
That thou ^^hio chances lose to 
Educate and get wisdom. 



* Common Pkoverb. 



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HEARING. 

Get wisdom and educate. — 
Exert thy quick ears, the grand 
Tel'phones of the mind, that thou 
Wilt richly enjo}^ classic 
Ideas, criteria 

Sure, harmonies grand and sweet, 
Delightful and valu'ble. 

Oh ! make thy tympanums — a 
Marvelous pair — entertain 
And use these great treasures, and 
Necessitate progress; cling 
Devoutly to all of the 
Essential instructions that 
Develop Hhyself ; and ^Mvuow 
Unless they are stamped deep (I 
Command) on th}" memorj^'s 
Accurate page, and there held 
Tightly, they'll never help to 
Educate and get wisdom. 



* Solon. 



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GET WISDOM. 



HEARING. 



Get wisdom and educate. — 
Exclude from thy *ears the word 
Traducent, profane. In lieu, 
Without a delay tragic, 
Immutable truth give a 
Swift welcome, conclusions Hhat 
Determine the right, and the 
Obvious principles a 
Man may with safety attain. 
Attentively ^hear all God 
Necessitates thee, to bring 
Deliverance from all the 
Emergencies *^He ^hath sent. 
Decide Ho ^hear ®Him, and show- 
Unfailing attachment (I 
Charge thee) to His Holy Books. 
And 'let thy memory aid 
Thee to complete the work — to 
Educate and get wisdom. 



*BlBI,E. 



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TASTE. 

Get wisdom and educate. — 
Educe from the blessings God 
Throws into thy path, that thou 
Walk wisely, the hygi'nic, 
Invigorous strength, that a 
Strong body and mind can not 
Deceived be by sin ; because 
Onerous duties, and a 
Multitude, on th' uneven 
Ascent of thy life, demand 
Nice care. As, then, ev'rything 
Distributed by this sense 
Exerts a great power, let 
Discretion be used ; for how 
Unbending's the influ'nce, (I 
**Consider) this organ has. 
Advocate, then, to '^the 'end^ 
Truths hygienic, and so 
Educate and get wisdom. 

fCHILO. 



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gI':t wisdom. 



TASTE. 



Get wisdom and educate. — 
Extract from all climes such food 
That thee strength imparts, that thou 
Wilt have a pure soul, logic 
(I reason) result of a 
Supremacy over what 
Deranges the appetite. 

Oh ! -'^Houch ^lot, ^handle ^lot, a 

Mite, in the trials of an 
Aspiring and restless world, 
Not fully designed to bring 
Dei3ortment commendable. 
Examine with care all that 
Delighteth thy Haste and show- 
Unyielding submission (I 
Command thee) to all the laws 

As hygienic are held. 

Thus *not to check the work — to 

Educate and get wisdom. 



i= Bible. 



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SMELL. 



Get wisdom and educate. — 
Exceeding sweet odors, good, 
Transcendent, arise, that thou, 
With pleasure great, ecstatic, 
Inhale and enjoy them. A 
Strength has Hhy olfactor not? 
Deny to it none of the 

Odors refreshing that a 

Meet ^opportunity, then. 
Advances. Nay, more, thou should 
No pains, therefore, spare to bring 
Desirable fragrance — the 
Essential constituent — , 
Directly to thy use. *'Know 
Unusual prudence (I 
Charge thee) that the tempting fumes. 

As from the still they proceed, 

Tear not thy efforts down to 

Educate and get wisdom. 



=PlTTACUS. 



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SMELL. 



Get wisdom and educate. — 
Exclude from thy nostrils and 
Thy lungs, ev'rything that, thou, 
With efforts most heroic, 
^In trying to * ^gather a 
Secure store of wisdom not 
Deficient in any place. 
Obviously impairs. (A 
Myriad duties of an 
Assuming fast age demand 
Nice care). As thou pass along 
Direct into Hhem the pure, 
Essential ambrosias that 
Delight all thy veins, bestow 
Unfeigned and great power (I 
Consider) for all thy works, ^ — 
Active and powerful and 
Tangible help and aid to 
Educate and get wisdom. 

* Common Chobus. , 



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FEELING. 



Get wisdom and educate. — 
Endeavor with all the grand 
Thread-work of sensation, thou, 
Within and throughout — antic, 
Invisible guardians ; yea, 
Swift messengers of the light. 
Destruction, and peace, and woe, 

Openly, secretly ; yea. 

Mighty detectors of ^men 
Assumptively good, and *bad, 
Neglecting not all to bring, 
Delivering it to the 
Extreme and *^most quiet part, 
Deceiving thee not ; how, how 
Unable the secrets (I 
Conclude) the great crowd of nerves 

'Are to retain ; words, deeds, and 

Thoughts by them spread, received — to 

Educate and get wisdom. 

-"Bias. 



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FEELING. 



Get wisdom and educate. — 
Effect by this sense, '^-'' The Lord 
Though Servant of all," what thou 
Wilt fail with those. Eclectic, 
Intrinsic entwiner; a 
Secure and great power that 
Directs all the others ; the 
Obstacles by it moved ; a 
Mean for the labors which an 
Assuming, unprincipled, 
Nay, merciless world belong ! 
Detect and obtain by the 
Exact and quick nerves, all that 
Devotion to truth and law. 
Unfailingly brings thee — (I 
Cry) solid protection, bliss 
Actual, knowledge profound, 
Training remarkable. O, 
Educate and get wisdom. 



Of Christ. 



GKl' WISDOM. 



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ALL TH E SENSES. 



Get wisdom and educate. — 
Examine with care the world 
Throughout with these senses, thou,- 
With faculties these public. 
•^Impossible 't^is Ho plea, 
Secure any good, without 
Depending upon their use, 

Only, and wholly. Then a 

Mighty exertion, and an 
Assiduous effort lend ; 
No industry, -'^'nothing strong, 
Discreet be withheld ; that the 
Ecstatic enjoyments that 
Distinguish thee, and bestow 
Unusual profit (I 
Consider) in all thy ways, 

Answer success ; may reward 

Thee in thy diligence to 

Educate and get wisdom. 



* Periander. 



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GET WISDOM. 



ALL THE SENSES. 



Get wisdom and educate. — 
Elect by these senses and 
Triumphantly use, all thou 
Wilt need to meet sarcastic, 
Illusive temptation, — a 
Success in the business that 
Devolves, without doubt, on thee 

Of a * ^necessity. A 

Magical power, often. 
Abused, have these organs. And 
^No virtue and ev'rything 
Devised, every *law and the 
Entire education that 
Distinguishes thee, but show, 
Undoubtedly, great skill (I 
Conclude) of these faculties. 

All thy great powers ^know(s), and 

Them all employ to help to 

Educate and get wisdom. 



CoHMOM Proverb. 



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THE TONGUE. 



Get wisdom and educate. — 
Extreme be thy watching and 
Thy care that, in prudence, thou, 
With all thy care tyrannic, 
CIs it ?) forget not to a "^ 

Sweet grace give to all thy thought 
Delivered. Let kindness, Hhe 
Only complete subdu'r, a 
Most entertaining trait, an 
Ability unsurpassed 
Ne'er fail thee impart and bring ; 
Dress all ^of thy words with care, 
Exceedingly good and great ; 
Dear * ^suretyship bestow, 
Unusual; cause swift (I 
Call) ^ruin to all thy foes ; 
And a *precurser be, and 
Truthful expositor to 
Educate and get wisdom. 



*Thales. 



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THE TONGUE. 



Get wisdom and educate. — 
^Excess in thy speech *^avoid. 
Thy tongue, the great power thou 
Wield, worthily, dramatic 
Indeed, use. Distill with a 
Success, and in time, the light 
Devotion to truth, alone. 
Opens to ev'ry one, — a 
Magnetism which creates an 
Attractive, resistless, and 
Nutritious result. And strong 
Deductions from prem'ses the 
Expressions of which can not 
Denied be by none, thou blow, 
Until they're accepted. I 
Conclude, that harsh language shows 
Adamantean heart, and 
Thought not conducible to 
Educate and get wisdom. 



*Cleobulus. 



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WISDOM OR WEALTH. 



Get wisdom and educate. — 
Essay not to live for gold. 
Thy * ^millions may perish, thou 
Work slavishly ^for. Magic 
Intriguer is Wealth, and a 
Strange foe, proud and arrogant, 
Devoid of the finer, the 
Obvious feelings that a 
Man with the image of an 
Almighty Creator should, 
No doubt, have. Then, anything 
^Defense may suggest, require, 
Expect, do hiot thou ®one ^cent 
Deny. *But with judgment show 
Unusual grace, great (I 
Call) draining ^for happiness. 
Actual, real ; and thus spend 
^Tribute and principal to 
Educate and get wisdom. 

*PlCKNEY. 



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WISDOM OR WEALTH, 



Get wisdom and educate. — 
Extol far above thy gold, 
*^The traits that ennobles thou, 
Without fail. For dogmatic 
Is trust in thy *rnoney, a 
Shame, shame to thy spirit. Let 
Discretion control thy ^love. 
Obsequies claim all wealth. A 
Monument infinite, an 
Authentical sign ^of God, 
Necessitating all strong 
Deductions ®of truth to thee, 
Essential, 4s Wisdom that, 
Devoutly, inclines to bow, 
Until ''all Hhe '"evil (I 
Conclude) is without ^root. Thus, 
Actuated and controlled. 
Thou to thy work proceed to 
Educate and get wisdom. 



* Bible. 



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WISDOM OR FAME. 



Get wisdom and educate. — 
Excessive desire attend 
Thee all *the day long, that thou 
Win fame, so grand, elastic. 
I ask : ^have *Hve '^met such a 
Strong foe as Ambition ? that 
Demoniac, who, because 

Others do not bow in a 

Myriad contests of an 
Austere world, becomes enraged ! 
No ^enemy is so strong, 
Deceitful as envy, the 
Extract of ambition. It 
Destroys friendships sweet ; Hhey show, 
Unfailingly, that his (I 
Cry) touch paralyzes ^ours. 

®Are we not ready to spend, * 

Thoroughly, all our time to 

Educate ^and get wisdom ? 



• Pebbt. 



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WISDOM OR FAME. 



Get wisdom and educate. — 
Emphatic attempts to hold 
Thyself from the height which thou 
Wilt be enticed, emphatic, 
I bid thee to make. For a 
Strong foe is Ambition that 
Dethrones all the race from the 

Opulence, Happiness, a 

^Mighty Creator has in 
A state of Protection ! *And 
No * 'truth -is so strengthening, 
Discounted as this : That the 
Eternal Preserver that 
Directs both above, below, 
Until all that's faulty (I 
Call) ^will be perfected, says : 

"Ask thou for wisdom, by and 

Through it thou shalt ^prevail." O 

Educate and get wisdom. 



* Common Pbovebb. 



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EXAMPLES. 



Get wisdom and educate. — 
Examples of ^this the world 
Throughout her great record, thou 
Wilt find, hast made. Didactic 
("It always will) labor, a 
Strong, earnest endeavor brought, 
Distinctly, to notice the 
Orators, statesmen, and a 
Mighty array of wise men — 
Analogists, poets, and 
Nice scholars in ev'rything. 
Devote all thy "summer, the 
Expanding resources, that 
Develop, ^propose Ho show. 
Unroll thy mind's strength, ^°if (*^I 
Charge thee) 4t ^out-^'line success. 
Ably *fight ^on, and work, and 
^^Take sure swift courage, '^all to 
Educate and get wisdom. 

• Grant. 



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EXAMPLES. 



Get wisdom and educate. — 

Examples I still append, 

That courage essential thou 

Wilt have to proceed — logic 

Idea — to gain what a 

Sweet consciousness craves, with that 

Desire, *^first, which lives ^^of thee. 
Onerous duties, *first, a 
Multitude have performed in 

A week way — Hn ^peace. Attained 

None have without suffering 

Determined ^in ^war, all the 

Experience ^and delight 

Depainted ^in Wisdom's Law. 

Until, ^*countrymen, wrongs (I 

Command) removed from our "hearts 
Are, we should ask ^"the great God, 
To "His strength share, -first, last. O 
Educate and get wisdom. 



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